Jane Healey-Brown leads the Planning business in Arup’s North West and Yorkshire offices and oversees town planning, environment and transport planning in Manchester.

She is a Greater Manchester Commissioner for Planning and Housing and regularly deliver lectures at the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester. She is a Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute and one of the 2018 Northern Power Women, and also assists with the North West Business Leadership Team in responding to the UK2070 Commission.

Jane has worked on a range of projects, including Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF), major regeneration-led masterplans, new nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point C and Sellafield and rail related projects. She has acted as an expert witness at many planning inquiries and has considerable experience in assisting local authorities in preparing Local Plans, including evidence documents. Her expertise are particularly focused around planning policy, housing, green belts and infrastructure planning. She is passionate about city governance, devolution, inclusive growth and social value.